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Global shares carry on tumbling European shares follow Asian stock markets by plunging on fears of a global recession. Many GPs 'missing waiting target' A review is under way after a report by an NHS watchdog suggested many GPs were missing their waiting time target. Sex-on-beach trial Britons guilty A British man and woman are found guilty of having sex on a beach in Dubai and sentenced to three months in prison. US hopefuls in tense final debate The US presidential candidates clash over the economy and negative campaigning in a testy, final pre-election debate. Switzerland injects cash into UBS The Swiss government helps UBS raise billions of dollars of fresh capital and takes on the bank's toxic assets. Hoy to lead London heroes parade Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy will lead a parade of British Olympians and Paralympians in London on Thursday. UK soldier killed in Afghan blast A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says. Knife sentencing 'not effective' Longer jail sentences are not effective at persuading teenagers to stop carrying knives, research by a prison governor suggests. McCann friends to receive damages Express Newspapers group apologises for publishing untrue allegations about the conduct of seven friends of Kate and Gerry McCann. Titanic survivor auctions relics to pay nursing home fees The UK's last remaining survivor of the Titanic plans to sell mementoes from the ship to pay her nursing home fees. 'Google doodle' marks Queen's visit to internet giant's HQ An image of the Queen is incorporated into the homepage logo of internet giant Google, to mark her visit to its UK headquarters. Rooney hits double in England win Wayne Rooney scores twice as England win 3-1 in Belarus to make it four wins from four World Cup qualifiers. Torres injury worry for Liverpool Fernando Torres looks certain to miss Liverpool's next two matches after suffering a thigh injury playing for Spain against Belgium on Wednesday. Hamilton relives China nightmare Lewis Hamilton has watched clips of himself throwing away the 2007 world title in China ahead of this weekend's Shanghai race. Send your video, pictures and story ideas Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you. Next generation Meet 10 new aliens that could cause havoc in UK It gets personal US presidential debate at last creates showdown Olympic stars What Britain's medallists did next Feeding billions World wakes up to the global food challenge Taking stock Does the world really need stockbrockers?